Analysis Complete

lest

/ lest /

adverb

Definitions & Examples

adverb Sense 1

for fear that

"she tiptoed lest her mother should hear her"

adverb Sense 2

that (after verbs explicitly expressing fear etc.)

"he worried lest he should be late"

Semantic Complexity

35%

Sense Count

2

Total Synonyms

0

Total Relationships

0

Times Searched

3

Relationship Distribution